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한국에 거주하고 있는 북한이탈주민 여성의 골밀도에 따른 식생활과 영양상태

Dietary behaviors and nutritional status according to the bone mineral density status among adult female North Korean refugees in South Korea

  • 김수현 (인하대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이수경 (인하대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김신곤 (고려대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 내분비내과)
  • Kim, Su-Hyeon (Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Kyung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Sin-Gon (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine)
  • 투고 : 2018.12.26
  • 심사 : 2019.08.18
  • 발행 : 2019.10.31

초록

골다공증은 뼈 조직의 미세 구조 이상으로 골밀도가 감소되어 뼈의 골절율이 증가하는 질환이며 노인에게 있어 심각한 합병증을 증가시킨다. 이러한 골다공증의 2가지 위험요인은 청소년기 및 성인기에 낮게 형성된 최대 골질량과 폐경 및 노화로 인해 골질량이 빠르게 손실되는 것이다. 위험요인들은 복합적으로 연관되어 유발되는데 유전적 요인과 고령, 폐경, 호르몬, 칼슘, 비타민 D의 섭취, 단백질의 섭취부족과 카페인 섭취 등이 보고되고 있다. 북한이탈주민의 경우 북한에서 식량난으로 말미암아 골질량이 낮게 형성되어 있을 가능성이 커서 골다공증 위험군이라고 할 수 있지만 연구가 부족한 상황이다. 이에 이 연구는 골다공증 발병 위험이 높을 것으로 예상되는 북한이탈 여성들의 뼈 건강 상황을 알아보고 북한과 남한에서의 식생활과의 관련사항을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 고려대학교 북한이탈주민 (NORNS) 코호트에서 추출하였는데 골밀도 검사와 식이조사를 마친 여성 총 110명이었다. 북한에서의 식생활은 국민건강영양조사에서 사용하는 식품안정성 질문으로 알아보았고, 남한에서의 식생활은 24시간 회상법과 국민건강영양조사에서 사용하는 식품섭취빈도조사 설문지를 수정하여 알아보았다. 대상자의 사회경제교육수준, 체중과 신장 등은 검진의 일환으로 수집되었다. 이중에너지 방사선법 (DEXA)으로 척추와 대퇴골 골밀도를 측정하였다. 골밀도 진단기준으로 폐경전 여성은 z-값이 -2.0이상인 연령 기대치 이내 대상자, 폐경 후 여성은 t-값이 -1.0이상인 대상자를 골밀도 정상범위군으로, 폐경 전 여성으로 z-값이 -2.0이하는 연령 기대치 이하 대상자와 폐경 후 여성으로 t-값이 -1.0미만인 대상자를 골밀도 이상군으로 분류하였다. 골밀도 정상범위군은 62.7% (69명), 골밀도이상군은 37.3% (41명)로 나타났는데 정상군이 이상군에 비하여 어렸고 ($40.8{\pm}6.1$세 vs $60.2{\pm}8.2$세, p < 0.001) 복부둘레가 가늘었다 ($77.0{\pm}8.6cm$ vs $82.1{\pm}8.3cm$, p = 0.004). 또한 정상군은 14.5%가 폐경된 반면 이상군은 100% 폐경이 되었다 (p < 0.001). 식품섭취빈도조사로 주당 평균섭취빈도를 비교했을 때, 정상군이 이상군에 비하여 우유 (4.9회 vs 1.9회, p = 0.03), 요거트 (3.7회 vs 2.5회, p = 0.015), 우유 및 유제품군 (3.2회 vs 1.6회, p = 0.007)을 더 자주 섭취하였다. 정상군 ($146.3{\pm}143.2mg$)은 동물성 칼슘을 이상군 ($78.4{\pm}99.9mg$)보다 많이 섭취하였으며 (p = 0.009), 칼슘 평균필요량보다 미만으로 섭취한 분율이 정상군이 49.3%, 이상군은 78.0%로 이상군이 약 1.5배 높게 나타났다. 영양소 질적지수에서 칼슘을 제외한 나머지 영양소는 1이상으로 나타났고 단백질과 인질적지수가 정상범위군에서 유의하게 높았다 (p < 0.05). 두 그룹 간에 북한에서의 식품안정성 차이는 없었다. 이 연구를 통하여 고령의 북한이탈 여성이 골다공증 위험군임을 파악하였으며 뼈 건강에 중요한 영양소인 칼슘 섭취가 낮은 수준임을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구는 코호트 자료를 활용하였으나 골밀도 검사와 식이조사가 같은 시기에 이루어져서 인과관계를 파악하는데 한계가 있다. 24시간 회상법의 경우 하루만 진행하였기에 평상시 식생활을 반영하기에는 어려움이 있지만 식품섭취빈도조사도 같은 결과를 보였기에 신뢰할 수 있는 결과라고 하겠다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 북한이탈 여성에 대한 반드시 뼈 건강에 대한 건강증진 프로그램이 필요하다고 하겠다.

Purpose: North Koreans could be at higher risk for their bone health because of previous periods of severe famine and the continuing low availability of food. This study determined the bone mineral density (BMD) status and its relationship with dietary behaviors and nutrient intake of North Korean refugees (NKR) in South Korea (SK). Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed 110 female NKR from a NORNS cohort of a non-probability sample of adult NKR in Seoul. BMD examined by DEXA was used to divide participants into the normal group (NG) and the non-normal group (NNG) according to the WHO guideline. A self-administered questionnaire included questions on age, the socioeconomic situation in North Korea (NK) and SK, the food security in NK and SK, and the health behaviors, dietary behaviors, and food frequency questionnaire administered in SK. A one-day 24-hr recall was conducted and the results were analyzed by using CanPro. SPSS was used to analyze whether BMD and related dietary behaviors and nutrient intakes differed according to the groups. Results: NG (62.7%) was significantly younger and had a lower abdominal obesity score than NNG (p < 0.001). While 14.5% of NG reported experiencing menopause, all of NNG reported experiencing menopause. The NG more frequently consumed the dairy group of foods (9.6 times a week) than did the NNG (4.8 times a week) after the statistics were adjusted for age (p < 0.007). The NG consumed significantly more animal protein and animal calcium than did the NNG (p = 0.01, p = 0.009, respectively). Calcium intake was low with 49.3% of NG, and 78.0% of the NNG reported consuming calcium lower than the estimated average requirement. Only calcium showed an index of nutrient quality lower than one in both groups. Conclusion: These results showed that NKR women and possibly all North Korean women are at high risk for bone health and they consumed low levels of bone-related nutrients, and this should be considered for the nutrition policy for NKR and North Korea.

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